Recent content by abe2571

"i think i ordered the right part but my dealer called it an "air valve". i have 2 on the way" Great I hope things work out for you. Hopefully they sent you just the rubber orings and not the whole valve assembly. As far as the other question about oil being in the intake I don't believe I...

Sorry for the delay in getting back. As far as the burning smell goes it's gone. The intake is no longer leaking from the IMTV so the o-rings fixed the problem of that leak. As far as the part number I don't have it but I will try to remember to call the local Ford Dealer tomorrow and try to...

Yes I would be interested in hearing any suggestions as well. I have the exact same issue with again a 2005 ls v6. I suppose since I have apparently fixed at least one oil leak...it's on to the next issue.

Update...I went and got the orings today for two IMT Valves ($9.00 a piece from the dealer here, and yes I shopped around and they were the only ones that had them). I was thinking I was going to have to go through the process of taking off the upper intake manifold but in my quest to find the...

LOL...those are some nice calculations...ofcourse where I'm at the difference between regular and premo averages $.30 per gallon which doubles your initial cost calculation. If you can't afford to drive it..don't buy it.

The ls v6 oil leak issue is not to be confused with the ls v8 oil leak issue. From my research on the issue the ls v8 involves the valve cover gaskets ("vcg") in which oil leaks from the vcg onto the coils and ruins them. This is not an issue with the ls v6. Unless your particular car has...

So no idea then? They are actually electrical motors and don't have any oil connections just electrical connections.

I have the 2005 ls with the v6 engine (which means it's not like the leaking valve cover gaskets which are common on the v8s) and have an oil burning smell. I can smell it when the heat in the car is on and on outside ventilation. I have noticed while the car is running oil drips onto the...

Update....just took off the intake and replaced all the coils and plugs (easy enough). But I see that the oil leak is on the back of the intake coming from the bottom VCT oil control solenoid (thats what I think it is, it has two of them). I took them out and noticed oil in the intake manifold...

Evening, I have a 2005 LS v6 with about 62,000 miles. I have noticed the burning oil smell when the heat is on. I discovered it was leaking oil onto the exhaust manifold from the back of the passenger side of the upper intake manifold (it's not the valve cover gaskets like on the v8s). I had...

Have a 2005 ls v6 with about 56000 miles. Recently its been going into what I guess is fail safe mode (the car drops down to idle while driving and won't accelerate at all). Pulling over and shutting off the car and turning it back on gets things normal again until the next occurrence. I...